Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

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Chapter 386

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Hayden had just cracked open a water bottle and taken a sip when the OR doors flew open. Retta rushed out, looking serious. "Who's the patient's family?" She was assisting Nate in the surgery today.

"I am!" Hayden jumped to his feet so fast he almost lost his balance.

I caught his arm and walked with him toward Retta. "What's happening?"

"There was major bleeding during the surgery. You need to prepare yourselves." She handed him a consent form.

Her words hit like a truck, freezing us both.

"How bad is it? What's happening now?" Lena, still in her scrubs, walked up, right on time. She wasn't even supposed to be here, but had to fill in last minute. "We're doing blood transfusions and trying to find the source of the bleeding," Retta explained, passing another form to Hayden.

He didn't move, his hands frozen with fear.

I had no clue what to do, so I glanced at Lena.

She shot me a look, silently telling me to grab the form.

snatched it up himself. He looked at

doing everything we can. Please, sign quickly-we don't have time. to waste," Retta's voice was steady, but

Hayden's hand, hoping it would help. He glanced at me for a second, then scribbled

for all your hard work," Lena said for both of us as Retta

gave a quick nod and

door shut, Lena turned to us. "Don't panic. It's

just kept pacing, so I stayed close, matching

Finally, the light above the OR

felt like the

us the whole time, still in her scrubs, not leaving our side

like it

it opened, and Nate and Retta

heroes stepping into the light, and all

over.

surgery was a success. But

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condition to notice.

just glanced at Retta. She took the hint and stepped forward while

up, hands tucked into her scrub pockets, her eyes shining as she looked at Nate. "Thanks for all your

words, but the way she said them had